Insulating composition



UNITED STATES JERRY NAJARIAN, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

INSULATING ooMrosI'rIoN.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JERRY N.-\,.TARIAN, formerly a resident of Armenia.residing at Hartford. in the county of Hartford and State ofConnecticut, have invented certain new an d useful. Improvements inInsulating Composition. of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to an insulating composition. composition ofmatter involving the invention can be utilized with advantage in manydifferent Ways although t is of especial utility when employed ininsulating. that is to say'electrical insulating although it isconceivable of course that it can be employed with equal advantage inother connections. For instance it might constitute a facing for a knifeor be utilized in similar fashion. By its use I can effectively andthoroughly insulate an electrical work and of course it can be used inappurtenances of various kinds such as switches and trolley work whichare merely two of many illustrations in this particular field.

I employ a mixture involving in its malteup asbestos. gum mastique.incense, gum

tragacanth. the whites of eggs and rag waste. Desirably this rag wasteis incinerated or burned so as to obtain an ash. The proportions of theingredients may vary decidedly but it will be assumed that a five poundmass is desired. In this event I would use one pound of gum mastique,one-half pound of incense. three pounds of asbestos, one oun e of gumtragacanth, one-fourth pound of burnt rags and the whites of two eggs.Initially I burn or incinerate suflicient rag waste to obtain aboutone-fourtl'i pound of rag ash which is utilized in the mixture. Thisone-fourth pound of burnt rags is mixed intimately and throughly withthe whites of two eggs. Gum mastique, incense, asbestos and. gumt-ran'acanth practically in the proportions set forth are then placed ina suitable vessel or receptacle and thoroughly and intimately mixedeither by agitation or otherwise. When these ingredients are thoroughlycommingled the mixture of burnt rag ash and egg albumen is associated.or mixed with the other mixture Specification of Letters IPatent.

Patented Aug. 29, 1922.

Application filed February 19, 1921. Serial No. 446,459.

and by further agitation the mass is intimately and closely mingled.This obtains a plastic mass. The mixture is desirably subjected to heatwhen the ingredients are mixed and this heat say one hundred degreesFahrenheit softens the mass or mixture suliiriently to enable it to beeasily molded. In this condition it is poured from the vessel, into amold of the proper size and when the mass is cold it is taken out incondition for use. I prefer that the mold into which the mixture ispoured. in molten condition, be cold so that when the mass hardens inthe mold it is ready for use. I might note that the product is notaffected by moisture. oil or like substances. I might also note that thecomposition can be cut into small pieces and softened as desired andthen shaped variously to meet the conditions expected of it. Theresultant article I might also observe cannot be affected by moisture oro l.

What I have called incense is an ordinary article of commerce and can bepurchased in bull: in any drug store in the United States or in theworld for that matter. It

is used in religious and other ceremonies.

I deem it proper to state that incense is a mixture of a certain gum andspices which produce a sweet odor when burned. His

composed of the following sweet spices;

stacte. onycha and galbanum, and a certain gum called frankincense. Thefrankincense is the condensed juice of a certain tree. This juice comesout of the pores of the trunk of a tree and forms the gum. The weight ofthe said frankincense .in the mixture, is about equal to the weight ofthe above three spices.

What I claim is:

' A mixture of the class described comprising mastique. incense ofcommerce, asbestos. sum tra-gacanth rag ashes and the white of e gs.

In presence of HEATH SUTHERLAND, .Gnoncn Den LARKESIAR.

